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India response to West Asia maritime trade disruptions

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To mitigate trade disruptions caused by the West Asia crisis and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the Indian government has expanded its cargo transshipment frameworks. This includes facilitating the movement of liquid, break, and dry bulk cargo through seaports and airports under customs supervision. In the aviation sector, the transshipment air cargo network was expanded to include domestic stations in Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Hyderabad, as well as international destinations in London and Copenhagen. Following Building on these domestic logistical adjustments, India has called for utilized international cooperation forums to protect advocate for the protection of vital maritime trade routes. During a United Nations Security Council debate, India’s Permanent Representative, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, Parvathaneni emphasized that disruptions to commercial shipping during conflicts can cause cascading effects that disproportionately impact food-importing developing nations. The Indian delegation urged the Security Council to prioritize mitigating humanitarian consequences by ensuring safe, unhindered access for aid and avoiding sanctions that might impede the trade of agricultural goods. In the same debate, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres underscored the gravity of the global landscape, noting that 2025 has seen the highest number of armed conflicts since World War II. Guterres reported that at least 266 million people face acute food insecurity, with simultaneous famines occurring in Sudan and Gaza. He specifically highlighted that attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz—which manages one-fifth of global oil and one-third of fertilizer trade—pose a direct threat to global supply chains.

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